MAINE vs. VERMONT
Time, site: Wednesday, 7 p.m., Patrick Gym, Burlington, Vt.
Records: Maine 11-11 (4-4 America East), Vermont
Series, last meeting: Maine leads 50-33, Maine 92-62 on 1/14/14
Key players: 5-9 G Ashleigh Roberts (13.8 points per game, 5.5 rebounds per game, 1.5 steals per game), 5-10 F Liz Wood (12.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg, 3.0 assists per game, 1.7 spg), 5-6 G Cherrish Wallace (8.1 ppg, 5.1 apg), 5-9 G Lauren Bodine (8.6 ppg, .467 3-pt. FG pct.), 5-9 G Sigi Koizar (5.1 ppg, 3.1 rpg, 2.6 apg), 6-4 F Anna Heise (5.0 ppg, 3.0 rpg); Vermont — 6-0 F Niki Taylor (10.2 ppg, 6.0 rpg), 5-8 G Kristina White (9.5 ppg), 5-8 G Kylie Butler (9.1 ppg, 6.1 rpg), 5-7 Jordan Eisler (5.2 ppg, 3.4 apg, 1.5 spg), 6-0 F Kaylea Britton (7.3 ppg, 3.0 rpg)
Game notes: The Black Bears hope to creep back into the top of the t standings by completing a season sweep of the Catamounts. UMaine beat UMBC 61-48 Saturday, while Vermont lost 69-52 at Albany. The Bears look to initiate a fast tempo and attack the basket while trying to keep the Catamounts off the boards. UVM has been without Maine native and leading scorer Kayla Burchill (10.9 ppg) for three games due to a concussion. The Cats have lost two straight and eight of 10 and are giving up 73.3 ppg on 46 percent shooting in AE play.